Liberia
Fri, 06 May 2022 12:09:47 GMTActionAid, Partners Brainstorm Over Maputo Protocol Deceleration
[New Dawn] ActionAid Liberia is calling for the full implementation of the eradication of the female genital mutilation against women and girls across the country, terming the practice as evil and demonic and it should no longer be accepted in the so...
Sat, 07 May 2022 07:05:07 GMTMiss Liberia Goes Digital
[Observer] The host of the Miss. Liberia 2022 Beauty Pageant, XL Entertainment Inc, and the MWETANA Consulting & Technology Group, an Information Technology Company have signed a partnership contract for Miss Liberia. MWETANA Consulting & Technology ...
Fri, 06 May 2022 13:52:34 GMTSenator Spent Over Lrd7 Million On Tour
[New Dawn] Nimba County -- Nimba County Senator Jeremiah Koung has reportedly spent over 7 million Liberian Dollars on his nine days tour of towns and cities in Nimba, rallying chiefs and elders to give President Weah a second term in office.
Fri, 06 May 2022 13:52:32 GMTCummings Hires Foreign Firm, As Tampering Case Heats Up
[New Dawn] The Political leader of the Alternative National Congress (ANC) Mr. Alexander B. Cummings has hired a British firm, Cherie Blair CBE QC to lead an independent and internationally-staffed forensic investigation into allegations of tampering...
Fri, 06 May 2022 13:52:27 GMT'Stop Raising Unnecessary Expectations', VP Taylor Warns Politicians Ahead of 2023
[New Dawn] Liberia's Vice President Madam Jewel Howard - Taylor has warned politicians here against unnecessarily raising the masses' expectations through false campaign promises ahead of the 2023 presidential and legislative elections.
Fri, 06 May 2022 13:52:26 GMTFlomayan Questions NEC's Credibility
[New Dawn] The Ex-chairperson of the National Elections Commission (NEC) James Flomayan has questioned the Commission's credibility to conduct free, fair and transparent elections in 2023.
Fri, 06 May 2022 12:09:53 GMTLiberian Prelate Demands Tougher Actions Against Government Officials
[New Dawn] A renowned Liberian Prelate, Rev. Eric S. Gbogar, is calling on Church leaders here to take stronger measures against government officials that are constantly denigrating the body of Christ through frequent criticisms of Church leaders.
Fri, 06 May 2022 12:09:49 GMTMonrovia Football Academy Begins 3-Day Trials Saturday
[New Dawn] Monrovia Football Academy kicks off a three-day trial this Saturday, May 7, from 9 AM to 5 PM at BYC Field in PHP community, Monrovia.
Fri, 06 May 2022 12:09:56 GMTNew E-Book 'Sit With Me' Tells Tales of Empowered Women Battling Prejudice
[New Dawn] DAKAR, SenegaI, 04 May, 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Advocacy group Niyel is pleased to announce the online launch of its illustrated e-book which documents the intimate stories of eleven intergenerational African women's journey to...
Fri, 06 May 2022 11:16:07 GMTSolway Link to U.S. 2 Billion Tranfer
[New Republic] Solway was labeled a "high-risk" client over suspect transactions, while companies tied to the mining group and its executives were reported to U.S. regulators.
Fri, 06 May 2022 07:24:42 GMT20 Health Specialists End 2nd Cohort Mentorship Program At UL Medical School
[New Republic] Twenty health specialists have completed a four - day mentorship program organized by the College of Health Sciences, University of Liberia (UL) as part of a multi - year joint project funded by PEER and BRIDGE-U: Applying Research for...
Thu, 05 May 2022 12:58:44 GMTNimba Affected Communities Want Arcelormittal Contract Extended
[New Republic] Nimba Kwadoo, an influential grassroots citizen advocacy group has called on the government of President George Weah to extend Arcelor Mittal Contract so as to complete its planned work in the affected communities since they are direct...
Thu, 05 May 2022 12:53:25 GMTMinistry of Health, WHO Hold Two-Day Training On Emergency Care System
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization has organized a two-day workshop to develop a consensus-based action plan that will seek to improve the emergency care system across the country.
Thu, 05 May 2022 12:53:22 GMTLiberia Pres. Weah Appoints New RIA Managing Director and Minister of Public Works
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- President George Weah has finally appointed a Managing Director to the Liberia Airport Authority (LAA) amid the electricity crisis at the Roberts International Airport which has brought a lot of condemnation to the gover...
Thu, 05 May 2022 12:53:20 GMTNational Elections Commission Writes the Legislature to Postpone Lofa County Senatorial By-Election
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Legislature has signed a certificate to reconvene on Thursday, May 5, 2022.
Thu, 05 May 2022 12:53:19 GMTCDC Popularity in Lofa County Faces Test With Jallah Endorsement in Pending By-Election
[FrontPageAfrica] Salayea District, Lofa County -- For most of the past four years, President George Weah's Coalition for Democratic (CDC) has boasted of making significant amendments to its dismal performance in Lofa County in the 2017 presidential ...
Thu, 05 May 2022 12:53:16 GMTLiberia Suffers Jet Fuel Scarcity
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Conex Energy Inc., the sole company supplying jet fuel to airlines coming to Liberia has alerted the shortage of jet fuel in the region as a result of the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
Thu, 05 May 2022 12:53:11 GMTU.S. Ambassador Mccarthy Calls for Concrete Steps to Tackle 'Numerous' Human Rights Violations
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The NAYMOTE partners for democratic development in Liberia Wednesday hosted US Ambassador to Liberia Mr. Michael McCarthy at the 12th edition of its Democracy Lecture Forum in honor of Carl Gershman for his dedicated rol...
Thu, 05 May 2022 12:53:08 GMTGovt Freezes Assets of Royal Gold CEO
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The government, through the Ministry of Justice and the Financial Intelligence Unit of Liberia, has secured a freezing order on accounts of the Chief Executive Officer at Royal Gold Trading Company INC. and his two Manag...
Thu, 05 May 2022 12:53:05 GMTSarkonedu to Build First High School in Quardu-Gboni District
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Citizens of Sarkonedu, a town located on the outskirt of Voinjama have broken ground for the first high school in Quardu-Gboni district. Since the establishment of Quardu-Gboni District in 2004, it is yet to boast of a h...
Thu, 05 May 2022 12:53:00 GMTEnvironmental Monitoring to Ensure Compliance With Environmental Laws of Liberia
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Environmental Protection Agency of Liberia (EPA) has embarked on a month-long nationwide environmental compliance monitoring to ensure that proponents permitted by the Agency are following the Environmental Protectio...
Thu, 05 May 2022 09:05:56 GMTCorruption Is Enemy of Democracy-U.S Amb. Mccarthy Tells Liberians
[New Dawn] United States Ambassador to Liberia Michael A. McCarthy says corruption, plain and simple, is the enemy of democracy, suggesting that assert declaration is a major component of tackling corruption in Liberia to promote transparency, accoun...
Thu, 05 May 2022 09:05:49 GMTGrand Mufti - Don't Allow Jihadists in Liberia
[New Dawn] The Grand Mufti of Liberia Sheikh Abubakar Sumaworo has strongly warned the Weah administration against giving right to jihadists to establish mosques or schools in Liberia.
Thu, 05 May 2022 09:05:45 GMTLegislators Cut Break
[New Dawn] Members of the 54th National Legislature abruptly end their Easter Break here after signing a Certificate of Reconvening to resume work today, Thursday, May 5, 2022.
Thu, 05 May 2022 09:05:39 GMTNEC Chair Presents CPP Document-Boakai, Ali to Testify
[New Dawn] National Elections Commission (NEC) Chairperson Madam Davidetta Brown-Lansanah has submitted to the Monrovia City Court the subpoenaed framework document of the disintegrated opposition bloc Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) based on t...
Thu, 05 May 2022 09:05:35 GMTMonrovia - Women's Inclusion in Politics Takes Shift
[New Dawn] Monrovia: Ahead of the 2023 presidential and legislative elections, the Angie Brooks International Center (ABIC) organized a gender conversation of a one-day mediation dialogue with women leaders from political parties, civil society organ...
Thu, 05 May 2022 09:05:32 GMTDon't Take Grand Mufti's Warning Lightly
[New Dawn] Recently, the Grand Mufti of Liberia Sheikh Abubakar Sumaworo warned the Weah administration not to allow jihadists mainly Shia Muslims to establish mosques or schools in Liberia.
Thu, 05 May 2022 12:58:47 GMTMichigan Guard Medical Team Saves Life While Mentoring Liberian
[New Republic] "He completely flatlined for a little over two minutes," said U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Gomberg, a battalion physician assistant assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Infantry Regiment (3-126th IN), Mich...
Thu, 05 May 2022 12:58:42 GMTJustice Wolokolie's April 22 Decision Troubling
[New Republic] Evidence from the April 22, 2022 decision of Associate Justice Jamesetta Howard Wolokollie, current presiding Justice in Chambers of the Supreme Court, suggests that she, like most other Justices, may have a bias blind spot (meaning th...
Thu, 05 May 2022 09:05:33 GMTViva Technology, IFC Announce 45 Emerging Start-Ups With Biggest Impact Potential in Africa to Compete for the 2022 Africatech Awards
[New Dawn] PARIS, France, 04th May 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/- Viva Technology and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced today the top 45 start-ups that have been long-listed for the first edition of the AfricaTech Awards. Thi...